- “Honeysuckle Rose” (Thomas “Fats” Waller, A. Razaf)
Slurs
Slursshould not be confused with ties.Ties connect notes of the same pitch while slurs connect two or more
notes of different pitches. Slurs should be played smoothly and connected. Following are some examples of
ties and slurs:
TiesSlursDotted Notes: Extending Duration
Adot may be added after a note head to extend the duration of that note by half its value.
Adotted note should not be confused with the staccato, which is a dot that is placed above or below a note.
Staccato notes are played in a disconnected or detached manner.
BASICS OF RHYTHM67
Dotted half note. = hh q
Dotted quarter note. = qq e